Venetian blind

J

John

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Earlier this year I was at a garage sale, and amongst the tat was this:



For £4, so I took a punt, and promptly forgot about it. Today I remembered, and gave it a go. It needed a lot cut off the height and I doubled up the slats for strength, I know the nearside strut is off vertical and this will be amended. At 55mph with the roof and front windows open, rock steady, £4, result!

 
I love a bit of tat, I think it's as flash as a rat with a gold tooth, my wife thinks I'm sad..... :oops:
I have just realised that with doubled slats I can vary the width and make it wider.


John.
 
What do they actually do ?
Besides hiding anything that is following you .Is it to kill headlight glare at night offering your safety dipping rear vision mirror redundant .
Reversing would be a very clever piece of driving skill .
If you are trying to stop sun strike on the rear upholstery , a nice colour coded length of material would be better .
Do you employ someone in the back seat to change the blade angle or is it electric remote control ?
Sorry to pour cold water on your acquisition mate but Im an old cranky bugger and it looks ????
Youve got to ask why it was in a garage sale in the first place .
 
BTW John you have a very nice looking Rover there
Almond looks better with out the bling
 
If they were painted a different colour i think they'd improve loads... Black or brown maybe?

Rich
 
Good shade if you leave the dog in the car ( keep it nice and cool while it eats your leather ) :LOL:
 
The rear view isn't affected as due to the angle, it provides shade whilst open. It keeps the sun off the rear passengers necks, and I love it. It's so crap it's great, a bit like the black Autoplas external ones fitted to old Fords in the 70's. (and it's a talking point :LOL: )


John.
 
I have one in my Rover too. :D Fitted mine about 25 years ago and it does a great job of keeping the hot Australian sun off the tops of the rear seats. Makes the inside of the car cooler too, especially for anyone sitting in the rear seats.



Ron.
 
Don't listen to the critics John. They are not true connoisseurs of kitsch. Like a fine wine, automotive period accessories can only be appreciated by those of us who recognize it as an overlooked genre of the contemporary arts. I used the c word :oops: .

Takes me back. I remember a time when any boy racer would not have ventured out without similar blinds. Do I recall that some folk maybe had similar blinds on their rear side windows?
 
I've never seen them on side windows, but I did have side roller blinds on an import Mazda Bongo. I remember reading about rear venetian blinds as an option on early Triumph Heralds. They are my annual annoyance to men in tweeds who go "hurrumph!" and splutter :LOL: . This time last year it was the fire engine red wheels. I love period Kitsch extras. What about these stuck to the headlights, they have little brushes on the glass side (they also fly off at 60mph):



and this in the middle of the bonnet? maybe not, wrong period.




One day I might grow up, but I'm not planning on it any time soon.


John.
 
OH you guys and your BLING .
Bling yourselves stupid .
Next you'll be painting the car ALMOND
 
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